Jerusalem:
The Israeli army on Thursday mentioned a strike three months in the past killed three senior Hamas leaders in Gaza, the place the military has been battling the Palestinian operatives for practically a 12 months.
The army mentioned the strike killed Rawhi Mushtaha, the top of the Hamas authorities within the Gaza Strip, and Sameh al-Siraj, who held the safety portfolio for Hamas’s political bureau, and Sami Oudeh, a commander.
Roughly 3 months in the past, in a joint IDF and ISA strike in Gaza, the next terrorists have been eradicated:
🔴Rawhi Mushtaha, the Head of the Hamas authorities in Gaza
🔴Sameh al-Siraj, who held the safety portfolio on Hamas’ political bureau and Hamas’ Labor Committee
🔴Sami… pic.twitter.com/6xpH6tOOot— Israel Protection Forces (@IDF) October 3, 2024
“Mushtaha was considered one of Hamas’ most senior operatives and had a direct affect on selections referring to Hamas’ power deployment,” mentioned the army in a press release.
The army known as Mushtaha the “right-hand man” to Hamas’s prime chief Yahya Sinwar.
In 2015, the US State Division had designated Mushtaha as a “specifically designated international terrorist”.
The European Council on International Relations described Mushtaha as a member of Hamas’s Gaza politburo who additionally oversaw its monetary affairs.
The ECFR mentioned Siraj was a politburo member, whereas Oudeh was mentioned to be the chief of the group’s inner safety company.
Israel’s army marketing campaign to wipe out Hamas is believed to have severely weakened the group by killing a number of of its leaders and 1000’s of fighters, whereas additionally decreasing swaths of the territory it guidelines to rubble.
The Gaza struggle was sparked by Hamas’s October 7 assault, which resulted within the deaths of 1,205 individuals in Israel, largely civilians, based on an AFP tally based mostly on Israeli official figures that embrace hostages killed in captivity.
Israel’s retaliatory army offensive has killed no less than 41,788 individuals in Gaza, nearly all of them civilians, based on figures offered by the Hamas-run territory’s well being ministry. The UN has described the figures as dependable.
“Mushtaha was considered one of Hamas’ most senior operatives and had a direct affect on selections referring to Hamas’ power deployment,” mentioned the army in a press release.
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